Eldar Phoenix Lord Lhykhis
The Whispering Web
I made a few changes to this dynamic model to give her more forward momentum and swap her carapace-mounted weapons around.Date: 2025 - 2026 (complete)
Components: 1x Phoenix Lord Lhykhis, 1x Eldar Warp Spider Exarch scenic base element, brass rod, Green Stuff, 40mm round base
Colour scheme: Basing colour scheme (PDF)
Related:
- Eldar Warp Spider Exarch: Shrine of the Web of Fate
- Eldar Warp Spiders: Shrine of the Web of Fate
- Eldar Shrine to Ahnakh-Yth (Warp Spiders)
- Eldar Phoenix Lord Asurmen
- Eldar Phoenix Lord Jain Zar
- Eldar Phoenix Lord Fuegan
- Eldar Phoenix Lord Maugan Ra
- Eldar Phoenix Lord Baharroth
- Eldar Phoenix Lord Karandras
1. The first change that I made was to carefully cut away the hair from the top of the warp jump generator carapace. The hair doesn't flow in the right direction to match the model's forwards and upwards leaping movement.
2. The crackling, spider-web warp portal was assembled without any changes.
3. The Brood Twain (top) and Spider's Fangs (bottom), before I started work on converting them.
4. One of my main objectives when assembling Lhykhis was to swap the carapace weapons around. To me, the Brood Twain are much bulkier than the Spider's Fangs and make the model look top-heavy. By swapping them around, the Brood Twain's position matches that of the twin death spinners on the Exarch, tying the two models together more closely. With the Spider's Fangs on top of the carapace, it mimics the pose of a rearing tarantula with its front legs ready to strike.
5. A mock-up of the Spider's Fangs in their new position on top of the carapace.
6. With the Brood Twain now positioned underneath the carapace, it was necessary to change the angle of the armatures at the joint.
7. The fully-assembled warp jump generator, with it's carapace-mounted weapons.
8. Alternate view of the warp jump generator.
9. Rear view of the completed warp jump generator.
10. The scenic base was mostly left unchanged; I angled the portal forwards slightly to change the angle that Lhykhis is jumping at and added some ruins from the Warp Spider Exarch model.
11. Close-up of the ruins on the base.
This hair flows backwards, which more closely matches the movement of Lhykhis as she leaps forwards.
12. I changed the top-knot on Lhykhis's helmet for one from a Dark Reaper.
13. The torso takes shape.
14. A rear view of the conversion of Lhykhis.
15. A mock-up of the conversion; the model will be painted in sub-assemblies.
16. The complete model, awaiting basing.
17. Side view of the model, showing the changed angle of Lhykhis's leap out of the portal.
18. Lhykhis has now been undercoated and will be painted in multiple sub-assemblies.
19. Front view of Lhykhis.
20. Rear view of the undercoated model.
21. Alternative elevation of the model before painting.
22. A close-up view of the scenic base, early on in painting.
23. The completed and painted scenic base.
24. A close-up of the sword arm holding Vhattarkan.
25. Reverse view of the sword arm.
26. The painted warp jump generator and carapace-mounted weapons.
27. Rear view of the warp jump generator and armaments.
28. Lhykhis' body, fully painted and ready for assembly.
29. Rear view of the painted body.
30. Lhykhis in all her glory! Five sub-assemblies and probably my most challenging model to paint so far.
31. Lhykhis is now leaping forwards, ready to deliver a back-handed swipe with Vhattarkan.
32. Left profile of the completed model.
33. A close-up of the warp jump generator in situ.
34. Right profile view of the model.
35. You can really see the difference in her pose here - leaping forwards rather than straight up.
36. The warp portal came out really nicely and ties in with the design of my hand-made portals on the other Warp Spider models.
37. Top-down view of the model.
38. Rear aspect of the completed model.
39. Alternative angle of the model.
40. Close-up of Vhattarkan and the purple non-metallic-metal effect.
comments powered by Disqus